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From: jbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen)
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Subject: Re: WD8003E vs WD8003EBT
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Date: 13 Jun 90 14:06:39 GMT
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   Date: 12 Jun 90 21:28:41 GMT
   From: Julia Broidy <usc!srhqla!orchard.la.locus.com!prodnet.la.locus.com!zaniah.la.locus.com!jeb@ucsd.edu>
   Organization: Locus Computing Corporation, Inglewood, CA

   In article <1990Jun10.062340.17596@altitude.CAM.ORG> marc@altitude.CAM.ORG (Marc Boucher) writes:
   >
   >	What is the difference between these two cards? (wd8003e/wd8003ebt)

   The wd8003e is an 8 bit dumb card, the wd8003ebt (aka wd8013ebt) is a 16 bit
   smart card.

No!  The WD8003 and WD8003 are almost identical.  The 8003 and the
8003EBT are the same except that the 8003EBT has a Boot ROM socket.
The 8003EBT may also have 32Kb of buffer RAM in some versions, but
making your driver use it is optional.  Both use 8-bit data paths on
the AT or XT bus. Neither has an on-board processor, so they aren't
what is commonly accepted as 'smart' cards.

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